BOF file format description

Many people share .bof files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bof file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bof files.

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bof - Babylon License Data

The BOF data files are related to Babylon. The BOF file is a Babylon License Data. Babylon is a single-click dictionary and translator tool.

Application:

Babylon

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Babylon License Data related extensions:

.bdc: Babylon Dictionary Data
.gls: Babylon Glossary Data

.bof - Altair FEKO POSTFEKO Binary Output Data

The BOF data files are related to Altair FEKO. The BFO file is an Altair FEKO POSTFEKO Binary Output Data. Altair Feko is a comprehensive computational electromagnetics (CEM) code used widely in the telecommunications, automobile, space and defense industries. PREFEKO is the preprocessor in FEKO.

Application:

Altair FEKO

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Altair FEKO POSTFEKO Binary Output Data related extensions:

.xule: XBRL Rules Data
.ml0: MultiLedger Company Data
.os: Altair FEKO POSTFEKO Currents Data
.ta3: TaxACT 2013 Tax Return Data
.sta: Adobe Photoshop CS Color Statistics
.dir: Procomm Plus Dialing Directory

Naturally, other applications may also use the .bof file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bof files. Be especially cautious with .bof files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .bof file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.bof

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .bof file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

bf, bfo, bif, bkf, blf, bo, bob, boc, bod, boe, bog, bor, bot, bov, bpf

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bf: Cryo BF Game Data
.bo: BSC Intermediate Object
.gof: GameExchange2 RAW Object
.bif: Bioware Game Data
.bog: PVVMUD Binary Object Geometry File
.bf: libigl Skeletal Data

Operating systems

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